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Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney

Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.

306 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Dark Hours
Amy Jordan

"This suspenseful story will appeal to readers of contemporary police procedurals like Tana French’s Dublin Murder series and Jane Harper’s Aaron Falk series." —Jane Harper, Booklist

314 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

Death at the White Hart
Chris Chibnall

From the internationally award-winning creator of Broadchurch comes a brilliant new detective story following one man’s death and the secrets that unravel in a coastal English village

340 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

An Eye for an Eye
Jeffrey Archer

In one of the most luxurious cities on earth, a billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. Lord Hartley, the latest in a line of peers going back over two hundred years, lies dying. But his will triggers an inheritance with explosive consequences. Two deaths. Continents apart. No obvious connection. So why are they both at the centre of a master criminal's plot for revenge? And can Scotland Yard's elite squad uncover the truth before it's too late?

373 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

Fair Play
Louise Hegarty

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that’s an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.

278 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Guards
Ken Bruen

Praised by authors and critics around the globe, The Guards is the first novel in the Jack Taylor series and heralded the arrival of prominent Irish writer Ken Bruen as an essential voice in contemporary crime fiction.

An Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel.

291 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

How to Seal Your Own Fate
Kristen Perrin

New York Times bestselling author Kristen Perrin is back and better than ever with her second Castle Knoll Murder Mystery.

309 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Killing of the Tinkers
Ken Bruen

Ken Bruen wowed critics and readers alike when he introduced Jack Taylor in The Guards; now he's back with The Killing of the Tinkers, a novel of gritty brilliance that cements Bruen's place among the greats of modern crime fiction.

Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel

244 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Killing Sense
Sam Blake

Single Mum Kate Wilde has escaped an abusive marriage and hasn't had a holiday in years, so when she wins a five-day trip to Paris to learn about perfume - in a competition she can't remember entering - it's a dream come true. Or is it? Almost as soon as she arrives, Kate's ex texts with evidence that he's in Paris too. Kate can feel she's being watched, and she's sure someone has been in her apartment. Then she discovers that there's a killer in the city focusing on red headed women like her. And his kill count is rising. Who should she fear the most? Can her instincts keep her safe?

500 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

King of Ashes
S. A. Cosby

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.

333 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

Lyrebird
Jane Caro

Lyrebirds are brilliant mimics, so if they mimic a woman screaming in terror and begging for her life, they have witnessed a crime. But how does a young, hung over PHD student and a wet-behind-the-ears new detective, convince anyone that a native bird can be a reliable witness to a murder, especially when there is no body and no missing person? And what happens when they turn out to be right?

360 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

Marble Hall Murders
Anthony Horowitz

Murder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz featuring detective Atticus Pünd and editor Susan Ryeland, stars of the New York Times bestsellers Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders.

582 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Medusa Protocol
Rob Hart

Welcome back to Assassins Anonymous, the only twelve-step group where joining can be deadly.

306 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

Murder Takes a Vacation
Laura Lippman

Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery…that only she can solve. 

261 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

Nightshade
Michael Connelly

Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.

343 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Odessa File
Frederick Forsyth

#1 New York Times bestselling author Frederick Forsyth’s unforgettable novel of evil personified and one man’s determination to destroy it once and for all. . .

337 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

The Stolen Heart
Andrey Kurkov

In the follow-up to The Silver Bone, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024, Samson Kolechko must rescue his kidnapped fiancée while investigating the illegal sale of meat in lawless 1920s Kyiv— based on a real-life case.

318 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

This Is Not a Game
Kelly Mullen

A grandmother and granddaughter are snowed in at a lavish party at a mansion where the host has been murdered, and the unlikely sleuthing pair must draw on a unique skillset to navigate a dangerous game together.

310 pp. - Mystery/Thriller

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